I feel like we’re living in East Texas, where summer consists of a long, unbroken string of 100 degree days with high humidity. Lucky for us, there are lots of things we can do indoors to pass the time, like perusing the new electronic version of North Carolina Crimes. It’s a web-based, searchable product, available by subscription. The details are here, but basically, it costs the same as the printed version, or you can package both together at a discounted price. I think it’s pretty cool but would like to hear what others think. Other options for beating the heat: Grab a sweet tea and listen to the radio. School of Government Civil Defender Educator Whitney Fairbanks will appear on WUNC’s The State of Things next Thursday, August 2, at 12:20 p.m. to discuss the Collateral Consequences Assessment Tool, which is a searchable database of the collateral consequences – licensing limitations and the like – of various kinds of criminal convictions. Sit on the porch with the newspaper. I suggest reading about the use of nunc pro tunc orders in DWI cases in Wake County. The News and Observer has this story on point, suggesting that the issue is much more widespread than previously believed. Cool down by sitting in the dark. Due to a power outage. While you’re taking the bar exam. That may sound like an anxiety dream, but it actually happened to the July examinees in Raleigh. Cool your heels in jail. This story notes that Rodney Dwayne [...]
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